Hey, sounds like you really recognized how to balance a real need for sanitation with keeping sane in a world that is often indifferent.

This is just common sense in the end. I’m kind of grossed out that in Europe, people don’t wash their hands before eating with their hands. Compared to the Middle East where the dustiest falafel shack has a sink with soap right by the entrance, I’d say it’s a weird cultural quirk.

Same goes for the kitchen of the vast majority of people where I live. Why no soap by the sink? Some actually wash their hands with dish soap which is really bad for your skin, but most just use water only. I try to politely ask if I can gift them some soap when I visit. Helps keep me sane.

Your hands are made to interface with the world. They will get dirty, and that’s fine. You just need to get the gunk off them before touching your face or vagina.